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Ethnomedicinal Exploration of Plants Utilized by the People Of Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 10 August 2020 doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0242.v1 1 Research Paper 2 Ethnomedicinal exploration of plants utilized by the 3 people of Suryabinayak Municipality in Bhaktapur 4 district, Nepal 5 6 Alisha Bhaila1, Sudarshana Shakya1, Bikram Kunwar3, Bikash Baral3, *, Sujan Chaudhary2, and 7 Nabin Narayan Munankarmi1,3, * 8 1 Department of Botany, Bhaktapur Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Bhaktapur, Nepal 9 2 Department of Botany, Amrit Science Campus, Kathmandu, Tribhuvan University, Nepal 10 3 Department of Botanical Sciences, Biotechnology Society of Nepal (BSN), Kausaltar, Nepal 11 *Corresponding author: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] 12 13 Abstract: Ethnomedicine refers to the use of medicinal plants by a society, ethnic group or tribe for 14 health benefits and for the prevention, treatment, and cure of different ailments. The healthy 15 relationship between plants and humans has been continuing since the start of human civilization. 16 The present study aims to document the medicinal information about plants used by ethnic people 17 in different wards of Suryabinyak Municipality, Bhaktapur district, to conserve and utilize the 18 traditional knowledge. Ethnomedicinal data were collected by a Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) 19 method such as door to door surveys, direct observation. Individual interviews, field visits, and a 20 questionnaire survey with the guidance of key informants. The present study has documented 107 21 medicinal plant species under 60 families which are used for prevention and treatment of 39 different 22 diseases like Jaundice, diarrhea, dysentery, and cancer and 46 distinct health benefits like cough, cold, 23 anti-bleeding, stomachache, diarrhea, fever, blood pressure, fracture, toothache, etc. Suryabinayak 24 Municipality has a rich diversity in culture, ethnic groups, and medicinal plants, along with a wide 25 geographic and climatic condition. However, with modernization, urbanization, deforestation, and 26 increasing residential areas, the occurrence and use of medicinal plants have been diminished. Thus, 27 documentation of this research is vital for further pharmaceutical research and enhancement and 28 preservation of traditional knowledge of local people living in Suryabinayak Municipality and Nepal. 29 30 Keywords: diseases, ethnomedicine, Suryabinayak Municipality, traditional knowledge 31 32 1. Introduction 33 Nepal embraces huge plant biodiversity, totaling about 10,167 plant species, of which over 7,000 are 34 flowering plants, and over 1,600 species are medicinal and aromatic herbs [1,2]. Altogether 126 castes 35 / ethnic groups reported in Nepal speaking 123 languages as mother tongue [3]. Nepal is a 36 multilingual, multireligious, and multicultural country, where each ethnic group has its own culture, 37 tradition, and folk practices for the utilization of wild plants [4,5]. Different groups of people in Nepal 38 utilizes different plant resources as a source for food, fodder, timber, fiber, dye, housing material, 39 ornament, religious activities, etc. According to Chaudhary et al. [5], Tharu people of eastern Nepal 40 has been using several plant species for food, fodder, medicine, ornament, religious, and other 41 household purposes. Many other researchers have reported the use of plants by several ethnic groups 42 of Nepal as a source of their daily needs. Besides, the traditional way of utilizing the plants for 43 treatment and prevention of disease by Nepalese and South Asian people dates back to prehistoric 44 times [6,7]. General estimation of about 80-90% of people living in the rural area of Nepal relies on 45 traditional medicinal practices directly or indirectly, where 85% involves the use of plant extracts has © 2020 by the author(s). Distributed under a Creative Commons CC BY license. Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 10 August 2020 doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0242.v1 46 been made [8]. Therefore, Nepal has been pointed out as a hotspot for the research of medicinal plants 47 [9,10]. 48 The use of plants as a source of medicine is very crucial for all living organisms known. All ethnic 49 groups of Nepal have been giving continuation to the tradition of using plants for medicinal uses. 50 Many researchers have contributed to the field of ethnobotany and ethnomedicine in Nepal. Thapa 51 [11] has documented the ethnomedicinal use of 75 different plant species among the Magar community 52 of Salija Village Development, Central Nepal. Kunwar and Adhikari [12] have documented 58 53 medicinal plant species used by the local people of Dunai, Juphal, Suu, Sahartara, and Majphal villages 54 of Dolpa district. Singh et al [13] have identified 70 medicinal plant species used for the management 55 of healthcare problems among the Magar tribal community of Palpa district, Nepal. Chaudhary et al 56 [5] have documented the use of 37 plant species by Tharu community of eastern Nepal for various 57 purposes like medicine, food, fodder, ornament, etc. The ethnomedicinal and ethnobotanical studies 58 of plants have been performed in many parts of Nepal. Some study of medicinal plants has been 59 conducted in the neighboring district to Bhaktapur. Balami [14] has reported 119 medicinal plant 60 species used by the Newar community of Pharping village of Kathmandu district, Nepal. The plants 61 and animals used for the medicinal purpose by ‘Balami’ community origin Okharpauwa VDC, 62 Sindhupalchok has been documented and found altogether 185 plant species are in use brought from 63 forest, cultivation, and purchase of 65 families and 151 genera [15]. However, in Bhaktapur district, 64 Central Nepal, very scarce scientific studies conducted in Ethnomedicine. The present study aims to 65 explore, identify, and document ethnomedicinal information about plants among the people of the 66 Suryabinayak Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal. 67 68 2. Results 69 Ethnomedicinal data of 107 plant species belonging to 98 genera within 60 families were recorded in 70 the present study. Appraisal methods like the door to door survey, individual interview, field visit 71 and group discussion were held with differebt group of people (Fig. 1A). Among 107 plant species, 72 the highest number of plants was collected from Katunje followed by Gundu and lowest collected from 73 Nangkhelward (Fig. 1B). 74 75 Figure 1. A) Details of respondents. B) Number of plants collected in different wards 76 77 In total 107 plant species, 69.15% (n=74) species were wild and 30.84 % (n=33) species were cultivated 78 (Fig. 2A). Similarly, 57% (n=61) herbs, 26% (n=28) tree, 14% (n=15) shrub, 2% (n=2) fern and 1% (n=1) 79 grass were recorded as the life form of present study (Fig. 2B). In the present study, 9.32 % (n=11) bark, 80 0.85 % (n=1) bulb, 5.95% (n=7) flower, 1.70% (n=2) fruit covering, 11.05% (n=13) fruit, 24.65% (n=29) 81 leaf, 16.15% (n=19) seed, 2.55% (n=3) rhizome, 4.25% (n=5) root, 0.85% (n=1) node, 0.85% (n=1) stem, 82 2.55% (n=3) whole plant were used as plant parts for herbal preparation of drugs (Fig. 3). The present Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 10 August 2020 doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0242.v1 83 study has recorded 107 plant species with their scientific names, local names, plant parts used, plant 84 source, life forms and their medicinal uses (Table 1). 85 86 Figure 2. A) Nature of plant species. B) Life forms of medicinal plants 87 88 89 Figure 3. The proportion of different plant parts used for the ethnomedicinal purpose in 90 Suryabinayak Municipality Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 10 August 2020 doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0242.v1 91 92 93 94 95 Table 1: List of collected voucher plants, their scientific name, local name, family, life form, parts used, plant source and their application Voucher Life Plant Scientific Name No . Family Local Name Form Parts Used Source Use / Application Abrus precatorius L. SBP1 Leguminasae Ratigedi H Seed Wild Clean dust and foreign particles on eyes Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. SBP2 Fabaceae Khayar T Bark Wild Fracture Achyranthes aspera L. SBP3 Amaranthaceae Bhende Kuro H Seed Wild Toothache Acorus calamus L. SBP4 Araceae Bojho H Root Wild Neck Problem, Cough, Cold, body pain, Gastritis Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R.M. King & H. Rob. SBP42 Asteraceae Banmara H leaf Wild Stop bleeding, Fever Ageratum conyzoides L. SBP5 Asteraceae GandheJhar H leaf Wild Blood clotting Allium sativum L. SBP6 Amaryllidaceae Lasun H Bulb Cultivated Gastritis, Herpes Zoster Latex is used to make silky hair, heal fire burn and juice is Aloe vera L. SBP7 Liliaceae Ghiukumari H Leaf Cultivated taken to treat hypertension, diabetes, Dandruff, Headache Paste to stop bleeding, juice is used to clear alimentary canal, Typhoid, Antidandruff, Asthma, avoiding crying habit of Artemisia vulgaris L. SBP8 Asteraceae Titepati H Leaf Wild baby, bone swelling, bad smell from armpit Astilberi vularis Buch. -Ham, exD. Don SBP9 Saxifragaceae Thulo Okhati H Flower Wild Pregnancy, vitamins, Diarrhea Bark or leaf crush into powder and take juice for Fever, Headache, Body Pain; Leaf to clean face; Insomnia; Asthma; Azadirachta indica A. Juss. SBP10 Meliaceae Neem T Bark, leaf Wild Herpes Zoster Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 10 August 2020 doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0242.v1 Tonic, Blood purifier, Dysentery, Blood in Stool, Stomach- Bauhinia variegata L. SBP11 Fabaceae Koiralo T Bark Wild ache Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. SBP12 Saxifragaceae Pakhanbed H Rhizome Wild Diarrhea, Fever, Vomiting Bignonia ignea Vell. SBP13 Bignoniaceae Khorsani Phool S Flower Wild Diarrhea, dysentery Brassica sinapis Noulet SBP14 Brassicaceae Tori H Seed Cultivated Seed Pina is used to removing dandruff Butea frondosa Willd. SBP15 Leguminasae Buletro T Seed Wild Anthelminthic Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T. Aiton SBP16 Asclepiadaceae Ank T Leaf Wild Body pain, removing a thorn Akabare Capsicum microcarpum DC.
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